Tag: title ix
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D-49’s board of education discusses new facility-use policy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save School District 49’s board of education discussed a new district policy that would maintain segregation of district facilities based on biological sex during their regular meeting Thursday night. The proposed policy JBAA would establish clear guidelines to separate toilet, locker room and shower facilities between…
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Federal judge dismisses bulk of claims against UCCS, employees over instructor’s alleged predatory behavior
A federal judge on Monday dismissed several claims by a former University of Colorado Springs student pertaining to one professor’s alleged sexual misconduct towards her. Kristen Gearhart filed suit in April 2024 against the university, its chancellor, multiple employees and mathematics Prof. Mark Tomforde. She alleged Tomforde had a history of misconduct toward women at…
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Appeals court rejects student’s lawsuit against Regis University over misconduct investigation
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday rejected a male student’s lawsuit against Regis University for allegedly performing a flawed investigation into the sexual misconduct complaints about him. The plaintiff, identified as J.L., was the subject of an inquiry after three female students accused him of unwelcome advances or improper touching. Following an investigation that found J.L. violated…
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Appeals court declines to upend women’s volleyball tournament in lawsuit over trans player
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The federal appeals court based in Denver declined on Tuesday to order a Colorado Springs-based athletic organization to bar a transgender woman from participating on her college’s volleyball team and alter the record of wins and losses among schools immediately before a tournament is set…
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Colorado Supreme Court takes up cases on Title IX investigations, COVID campus closure
The Colorado Supreme Court recently agreed to hear multiple cases implicating a witness’ immunity for making defamatory statements in a school sex assault investigation, whether a university can be sued for closing its campus early in the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether a man should receive a new trial for his numerous securities fraud convictions. At…
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10th Circuit reinstates dress code discrimination lawsuit against Colorado Springs charter school
The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Tuesday that a boy could pursue his claims of sex-based discrimination against a Colorado Springs charter school after he was disciplined for wearing earrings under a boys-only prohibition on the accessory. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit determined a…
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Federal judge green-lights trial over Jeffco middle school awash in sexual harassment
A federal judge last month agreed Jefferson County School District and two administrators will face a civil jury trial for allegedly failing to address the pervasive sexual harassment and assaults that occurred against female students at Everitt Middle School. In a Feb. 21 order, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello determined a female…
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Student’s parents sue Academy D-20, alleging failure to respond to sexual assault
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Parents of an Academy School District 20 student have filed a federal lawsuit against the district, alleging they failed to respond to a student who sexually assaulted their daughter while both were attending Woodmen-Roberts Elementary. In the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, the parents claim that a school employee failed to stop or prevent…
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Student’s parents sue Academy D-20, alleging failure to respond to sexual assault
Parents of an Academy School District 20 student have filed a federal lawsuit against the district, alleging they failed to respond to a student who sexually assaulted their daughter while both were attending Woodmen-Roberts Elementary. In the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, the parents claim that a school employee failed to stop or prevent…